OPINION The underlying narrative of the last few months has been one of a lack of confidence in the administrative and executive horsepower in the New Zealand rugby engine. Strangely, it’s New Zealand Rugby themselves that have pushed this underwhelming vision of their own capabilities and who seem hell-bent on deriding their ability to run the professional game. The attraction […]

Former NRL player Sam Burgess has entered guilty pleas to traffic charges including driving with an illicit drug in his blood after being pulled over on the Hume Highway in February. The 32-year-old former South Sydney captain appeared before Moss Vale Local Court on Tuesday where his lawyer Bryan Wrench told Magistrate Mark Douglass it had been a “trace amount”. […]

Roosters skipper Boyd Cordner has set a date for his return to top-level rugby league when his side take on the Gold Coast Titans. The Daily Telegraph reported what looms as a big boost for the injury-hit Chooks, captain Cordner is set to make his comeback in Round 14. Cordner has been rested indefinitely after copping another concussion in last […]

Carnage! It’s an oft used term in KFC SuperCoach NRL but one I think is apt this week as injuries hit hard. Keep up to date with all the latest team selection news in our Early Mail here and join me in the interactive below and let’s get talking SuperCoach. Before you ask your questions I have a big favour […]

After an impressive start to the Super League season by Jackson Hastings, Jon Wells ponders whether or not the Wigan Warriors half-back should be in the England squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup… Last weekend, my colleague Brian Carney fleshed out an argument put forward from our studio guest Richard Agar who, when reflecting on Jackson Hastings’ man-of-the-match […]

The Rabbitohs have ruled out upping their off to skipper Adam Reynolds, with the Broncos set to make a double play for the star halfback and coach Wayne Bennett. Channel 9’s Danny Weidler reported, that despite discussions with third-party figures at Souths, the club will not be renegotiating their final offer to keep their veteran No.7. “Souths said to me […]

Collingwood’s leaders put the acid on star Magpie Jordan De Goey to match the huge expectation that surrounds him with performance after the club’s poor showing against the Gold Coast on Saturday. De Goey had 16 disposals and laid just one tackle but his effort off the ball when chasing or moving into defensive positions was well below what was […]

Essendon District Football League umpires have voted to boycott all games this weekend unless the league agrees to pay umpires what they were paid in 2019. That’s despite EDFL umpires being paid more than any other semi-professional metropolitan league in Melbourne. EDFL chief executive Ian Kyte declined to comment on the dispute, other than to say the matter would be […]

Former Melbourne star Russell Robertson has delivered a blunt warning to the league-leading Demons, declaring they are still “babes in the woods” and have yet to accomplish anything. Robertson was a key figure of the 2005 side which surged to the top of the ladder – the last time the Demons had done so before Sunday’s win over North Melbourne […]

Broncos star Xavier Coates has toured the Storm’s facilities and is reportedly set to sign with Melbourne. In another crushing blow to the Brisbane club, Coates was the biggest fish left on the Broncos’ retention list, behind only star centre Kotoni Staggs. However, The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield revealed Monday Queensland State of Origin star Coates is about to jump […]